Definitions for workwɜrk

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word work

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work(noun)

activity directed toward making or doing something

"she checked several points needing further work"

work, piece of work(noun)

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

"it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

employment, work(noun)

the occupation for which you are paid

"he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

study, work(noun)

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

"work equals force times distance"

workplace, work(noun)

a place where work is done

"he arrived at work early today"

oeuvre, work, body of work(verb)

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

"he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"

work(verb)

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

"I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

work, do work(verb)

be employed

"Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

work, act(verb)

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

"The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

function, work, operate, go, run(verb)

perform as expected when applied

"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

"She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"

work(verb)

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

"work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"

work(verb)

move in an agitated manner

"His fingers worked with tension"

bring, work, play, wreak, make for(verb)

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

"I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

work, put to work(verb)

cause to work

"he is working his servants hard"

cultivate, crop, work(verb)

prepare for crops

"Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

work(verb)

behave in a certain way when handled

"This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

influence, act upon, work(verb)

have and exert influence or effect

"The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

work(verb)

operate in or through

"Work the phones"

work(verb)

cause to operate or function

"This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"

work(verb)

provoke or excite

"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

work(verb)

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

"the political candidate worked the crowds"

shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge(verb)

make something, usually for a specific function

"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

work(verb)

move into or onto

"work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

knead, work(verb)

make uniform

"knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

exploit, work(verb)

use or manipulate to one's advantage

"He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work(verb)

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

ferment, work(verb)

cause to undergo fermentation

"We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

sour, turn, ferment, work(verb)

go sour or spoil

"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

work(verb)

arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"

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work(Noun)

Plural form of workman.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

the matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work

Work(noun)

that which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat

Work(noun)

specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery

Work(noun)

structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works

the causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg

Work(noun)

ore before it is dressed

Work(noun)

performance of moral duties; righteous conduct

Work(noun)

to exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like

Work(noun)

hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well

Work(noun)

hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce

Work(noun)

to carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil

Work(noun)

to be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea

Work(noun)

to make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth

Work(noun)

to ferment, as a liquid

Work(noun)

to act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic

Work(verb)

to labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor

Work(verb)

to produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth

Work(verb)

to produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion

Work(verb)

to influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead

Work(verb)

to form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin

Work(verb)

to set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine

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Work

In physics, a force is said to do work when it acts on a body so that there is a displacement of the point of application, however small, in the direction of the force. Thus a force does work when it results in movement.
The term work was introduced in 1826 by the French mathematician Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis as "weight lifted through a height", which is based on the use of early steam engines to lift buckets of water out of flooded ore mines. The SI unit of work is the newton-metre or joule.
The work done by a constant force of magnitude F on a point that moves a displacement d in the direction of the force is the product,
For example, if a force of 10 newton acts along point that travels 2 metres, then it does the work W = = 20 N m = 20 J. This is approximately the work done lifting a 1 kg weight from ground to over a person's head against the force of gravity. Notice that the work is doubled either by lifting twice the weight the same distance or by lifting the same weight twice the distance.

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work

1. That which keeps us out of trouble. 2. A plan of God to circumvent the Devil.

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When a force acts upon a body and the body moves in the direction of the force, the force does work. Hence, work is the action of a force through space against resistance. It is generally expressed in compound units of length and weight, as foot-pounds, meaning a pound raised one foot.